​What is Art? What is Artistic? And What ISN'T ?

Art: the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.

Key words: Creative Skill / Emotional Power

I.E. Artistic = Did the artist use their creative skill to make us feel something

Here is a picture I took one day while stuck in traffic on 130 South at the intersection to Route 73 in Cinnaminson

This is a picture I took from an online art gallery of photography

What makes this example more artistic than mine?

They have a lot in common - Night time, Traffic jam, red lights etc.

​SO......

With all are (Visual / Dance / Cinema / Film ) We must consider the INTENTION OF THE ARTIST and what THEY WANTED FOR THEIR ART

Did they want it to be:Viewed in a museum? Admired by the masses and the Elite?Sold for a lot of $ ? OR

Is it meant to be an expression of Emotion? Possibly without an intended audience? Does it matter if anybody listens / views it?

?? What is the Artist's list of priorities for what they want for their art ??

AND

Does this make a difference to us as the audience? Do we think about this when we listen to music / look at art?

Quick activity:

1. Can you think of a song where the artist's intention was REACH MASSES OF PEOPLE AND MAKES LOTS OF MONEY(think of our judgement criteria - monetary success)

1. Can you think of a song where the artist's intention was to EXPRESS EMOTION THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF THEIR ART(think of our judgement criteria - Artistic Skill)

​This is a question of:

ART --------------------------VS.--------------------------$$$

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How did you we decide which end of the spectrum any given song ends up closer to?What makes it soundArtistic ? What makes it sound$Valuable$

One thing these two have in common ( Art / $ ) is that one big goal is to reach PEOPLE , The Difference is in theWHY

Artist #1 - " I want to get my album on iTunes/Youtube so I can sell a million copies and get Rich and Famous"Artist #2 - " I want to get my album on iTunes /Youtube so a million people can hear my message! "

Does the Third Type exist?

Artist #3: "I want my Music to be on youtube so it can reach millions of people and they can feel my message - and it did, and they all bought it on iTunes and i made millions and got famous​"

Many Artists / Songs Fall into one category or the other

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Is there a middle ground where the artistic intentions yielded monetary value?

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Homework : Artistic Intention

Instructions:​For the following examples, plot each song on the "$ vs. Art Spectrum"

1. Which Side of the spectrum does it fit most appropriately ?- Why did you think this? What from the music or your prior knowledge of the song/artist makes you think that way? 2. Aside from $$ and Art, were there any other intentions at play

3. Come up with a group answer (sentence form) for : What makes a song Artistic

Things to think about (as proof for your answer):The Subject : What the song is about, what is the artist saying about it? The artist: who they are, what they are like, what are they trying to say, what mood were they in when they created to the artThe audience: Who was the artist trying to reach? What did he want to say to them?